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Instagram account @oldrussianhouses posts photos of typical wooden houses that you can find almost everywhere in Russia if you walk a few kilometers from a large city.
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Each photo depicts a wooden house in a Russian village that will soon become rare.
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They look typical – there are two floors, three windows on the first floor and one or two in the attic. But when taking a closer look, each one is special.
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There are different patterns used in the decorations, various bright colors, and we can’t forget traditional Russian craft –nalichniki, or wooden carved decorations for windows, usually colored in white.
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The functional purpose of a traditional Russian window cover is to fill the gap between the actual window frame and the wall of a wooden house.
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In the 18th century, window covers were an integral part of wooden architecture, and artisans employed a unique woodcarving technique, which has been preserved in regional traditions to this day.
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The fence is usually wooden, too. It’s set up not necessarily to protect or hide something, but to delineate the border of the property.
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Many people still live in houses which were built by their grandparents. There are two types of families: the first type consists of those who live in villages. They have a farm animals, do farming and spend 12 months out of the year in these houses. Others are those who moved to the big cities, but use houses like these as a dacha. They come to the villages during the weekend, or stay there when they have a week off from work.
